{into nature}

{into nature} is a weekly Monday post inspiring the exploration of nature. It is a grassroots effort to combat the nature deficit disorder in our current generations. Please join me in this movement back into nature by sharing your own nature inspiration, whether shared through photographs, words, poetry…. leave a link here in the day's comments for all to enjoy.

“For children, nature comes in many forms. A newborn calf; a pet that lives and dies; a worn path through the woods; a fort nested in stinging nettles; a damp, mysterious edge of a vacant lot- whatever shape nature takes, it offers each child an older, larger world… nature does not steal time; it amplifies it.” -Richard Louv

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"hurry noah!  mama say we go in water!!!"

"mama, nnah kiss booboo" as tanner (aka nnah) kisses noah's wipe out booboo

just down over these rocks...

"wawa!"

after waiting a whole fall, winter, and spring, mama has finally let them put on their sandals and go into the stream on our trail.  so much better than big snow boots or all those cold wet feet experienced when sneakers ended up in the stream!